Get answers to all your potty training what-ifs, how-tos and now-whats.
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Re: Reward Ideas for Your Big Kid
Jen Singer
Have you ever rewarded yourself for a job well done? Maybe you bought your coffee instead of making it. Or maybe you enjoyed a half-hour in the bathtub with no interruptions (or rubber ducks floating around next to you). Or maybe you even snagged yourself a night on the town with friends. Whatever your…
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Top 5 Potty Training Tips
Heather Wittenberg
Potty training happens all sorts of ways, depending on your child’s personality. I’m in the process of potty training our fourth child, and I’m reminded how different each child has been at this stage. One was resistant until he was almost four, and one seemed to train herself overnight! So with all…
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5 Potty Training Mythbusters
Jen Singer
Whether you’re just starting potty training or you’re in the full swing of it, one thing is likely: Somebody has spread rumors to you. Call them potty training myths, these assertions of how potty training is supposed to go can make you wonder if your potty training plan has a few glitches. But before…
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Pull-Ups Potty Project Blog - Lyon
Lyon's Mom
Pull-Ups Potty Project Blog - LyonPhase 1Lyon Is Getting Started on Potty TrainingCheck out this blog from The Potty Project.Meet Lyon and Her MomI am a single mom and am generally relaxed in my approach to life and potty training. Lyon has avoided the potty every time I've made an attempt, but now I…
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Building Your Child’s Self-Esteem While Potty Training
Moms and Dads want to help their child feel good about themselves, whether it’s praise on a good grade or going for ice cream after a soccer game. However, your child’s self-esteem begins developing during the toddler years, before he or she starts school or joins a team. In fact, the potty training…
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Making Strides
The road to the potty training finish line is sure to have a few detours. But there are lots of small victories to celebrate with your child. Here are some key milestones:
Getting A Potty It's a big event!
TIP: Get your child involved in this process and generate some excitement before you start potty…
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Essential Tools for Potty Training
Julie Anaya, Colorado
Julie, former PULL-UPS® Potty Training Partner and stay-at-home mom with a four-year-old daughter and a seven-year-old son offers real-life insights.
We talked with Julie about toilet training and the steps she took to ensure her toddler felt like a Big Kid®.
Having a System Makes Potty Training EasierEvery…
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All about Potty Seats
By Kelly D. Burgess
It’s all about independence. That’s the word on potty seats from family practitioner and parenting expert Dr. Jody McVittie.
“Parents need to take a pretty casual attitude toward using the toilet so the children take it for granted as well,” says Dr. McVittie. “That means providing them with something…
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Load on the Praise and Rewards
“Potty trainers thrive on positive reinforcement. Praise and rewards can help kids feel more comfortable with new skills, keep interest high and build confidence.”
It’s a Celebration Of course you’ll make a big deal out of major accomplishments, but don’t forget the little milestones that also deserve…
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Make Potty Time, Party Time
by Page Turner, Tennessee
We know the potty training process requires consistency and patience, but be sure to have some fun while youre at it. Page Turner, mother of three successfully potty-trained girls (including twins) has some hints for making potty time, party time.
"Celebrate successes," says Page. "After each successful…
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All About Motivation
By Teri Brown
Potty training is a big milestone for your child. It can be challenging and even confusing at first, but it also can provide a great sense of accomplishment. The trick is to keep your child motivated to continue trying!
Kristen Stewart, a mother of three from Plainsboro, N.J., found motivation for…
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Being a Good Coach
by Jan Faull M.Ed., Washington
Anyone who has ever played a sport—whether at school, a club or a game with friends— remembers that person who led them through the game with words of encouragement, advice on perfecting their technique, and a hand to help them up when they fell down.
These people are teachers of more than just sport…
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Start? When the Time is Right
When it looks like “all systems go” for your child, start gathering up the essential tools. Have a little kick-off celebration to introduce these tools and your child’s big start.
Here’s our list of potty training basic equipment:
Potty Seat When it comes to using the toilet, it's best to start small.…
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A Potty Training Plan : Your Road Map to Success
Teri Brown
Facing potty training for the first time may feel a little like climbing Mt. Everest: You have no idea what it’s going to be like until you’ve done it. Fortunately, potty training is much easier then scaling Everest, but when you’re done, you may feel the same mountain-sized sense of accomplishment.…
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Getting Started : The Nuts and Bolts of Toilet Training
So you’ve realized your child is ready to begin potty training. What now? Where do you begin? What sort of equipment do you need?
First Things First
The first thing you need to remember is that this is your child’s unique experience. Everyone wants to give advice and that can be confusing and sometimes…
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Let’s Put on a Show! Making Potty Training Fun
Jen Singer
A friend of mine recently asked how I manage to maintain my sense of humor throughout some of the most trying tasks of parenting, specifically potty training. Her question brought me back to when I was potty training my sons, so I wanted to share a glimpse of how I managed to make potty training fun…
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Rewarding Potty Training Efforts without Promising Disney
Jen Singer
They looked like three-foot-tall
decorated generals. Well, decorated generals with Thomas the Tank Engine stickers
all over their jumpers. But you get the point. When I was potty training my two
boys, stickers were their rewards. First for sitting on the potty,…
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What’s Normal during Potty Training?
Jennifer Shu
As a pediatrician, I am often asked what is considered to be normal during potty training. The
answer’s easy—pretty much anything goes and can be considered normal for children. Here are some thoughts why:
Every child is different. Just as all children have different physical characteristics,
personalities…
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How I Knew My Kids were Ready to Potty Train
Dave Hagler
The hardest part of potty training can be knowing when to begin. If you start too soon, your child may become frustrated and resist even more. On the other hand, if you wait too long, your child could become too comfortable and dependent on diapers. So what's a parent to do? How do you know when your…
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Encouraging Good Hygiene During Potty Training
Jennifer Shu
Good hand washing is one of the best ways to stay healthy. In addition to making
sure kids
wash their hands before eating, after coughing or sneezing, and whenever
they’re noticeably
dirty, I make it a point to remind children (and adults) to pay a visit to the
sink after…
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Keeping up the Motivation
Dave Hagler
Motivation is an important part of potty training. And, while getting (and keeping) your child motivated is not easy, it is truly a key ingredient to success.
There is no single best way to motivate your child to potty train; you just need to find the right motivation. Here are a few ideas you can…
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How to Keep Potty Training Light-Hearted
Dave Hagler
Potty training is a big, important milestone in your child's life. If you wait too long to begin training, or start too early, or go about it the wrong way, your child could go through their entire childhood, adolescence, and maybe even adulthood in diapers. OK, maybe that's a bit of an exaggeration. …
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5 Tips for Surviving Potty Training
Jen Singer
I've been a Pull-Ups® Potty Training Partner for five years now, and during that time, I've confirmed one important hunch: potty training is the most labor intensive of your child's milestones. Don't you think?
It takes work to make potty training successful, but if you stick it out, you will reach…
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